Wilton will get paid for recycling

Published 8:00 pm, Thursday, June 18, 2009

The town will now get paid for its recycling, after the Board of Selectmen, at its regular meeting on Monday night, unanimously agreed to give its new contract to City Carting, Inc.

Wilton has entered into a five-year contract with Stamford-based City Carting, Inc., located at 61 Taylor Reed Place -- the destination for the town's recyclables.

The contract, which goes into effect July 1 and runs through June 30, 2014, includes an optional one-year extension, under the same terms and conditions.

"We were paying to haul recycling to Stratford," First Selectman Bill Brennan said. "Now we're going to get paid for our recycling."

Brennan said he held firm to Wilton's desire to earn $15 per ton for all recyclable materials delivered to the Taylor Place collection site. The town retains the right to terminate this contract upon 30 days written notice.

The performance bond, insurance, workman's compensation and liability insurance provisions and dollar amounts are the same as contained in the Municipal Solid Waste Agreement with City Carting, Inc.

"(This new contract) is why it's so important for the citizens to increase their recycling," Second Selectwoman Susan Bruschi said.